Works of art by at least four Lebanese are among the 94 pieces shortlisted for the 18th Contemporary Art Festival Sesc Videobrasil, due from November 6th to February 2nd.
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Simone Mattar researches food design and is promoting an exhibition about the culinary identity of Brazil. The fair will be open to the public on August 9th, at Sesc Pompeia, in the city of São Paulo.
An area executive attended a meeting in Dubai and discussed an agreement. Brazilian productions like ‘Elite Squad’ and ‘Stories that only exist when remembered’ are known in the region.
The event will run from August 15 to September 16 in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, featuring 20 titles from the Middle East, North Africa, Latin America and Europe.
Amr Abd Alla is the main attraction of the 6th edition of the Sergipe Arab Dance Festival, on August 03. He performs folk dance and the ‘tanoura’, based on the rituals of Sufism.
A Project has selected 15 women who work with handicraft for an exhibition at the United Nations in New York, in September. The criteria for selection included artwork and benefits to communities.
The winning artists will get US$ 5,000. The awarded works will be printed on mileage program cards and on promotional material.
Tamim Al-Barghouti became known as the ‘Poet of the Revolution’ after his verses were recited in the demonstrations in Egypt. He will speak about revolution and literature in Brazil next week.
Classes in São Paulo address war and peace in the region and the formation of Islamic religion. Enrolment is open.
On July 7th, Futura will start broadcasting series Saladin, which tells fictional stories of the youth of the famous Muslim hero. The animation was produced by the TV channel from Qatar.
Qatar Foundation has open enrolment for the Leaners’ Voice. The project selects students worldwide for leadership training and education. The group should attend a forum in Doha.
The workshop at the British university should cover the part of non-governmental players in the development of relations between both regions. A researcher from the University of Brasilia will speak.
The competition is turned to youths aged 9 to 25. The winners will travel to New York to present their work. Enrolment goes on to June 30th.
The launch of the reprint of ‘The world spoke Arabic,’ a book by historian Beatriz Bissio, will cover Ibn Khaldun’s and Ibn Batuta’s takes on the subject. The meeting will be held on the 13th in São Paulo.
